Where has the time gone? 2013 has been quite the year for me. We got married (ok, granted that was 27 December 2012 but who’s counting), got pregnant, bought a house and oh hey, we had a baby! As is the common outcome of getting pregnant, I suppose. But in all seriousness, What A Year. … Read More →
“Welcome to the world, beautiful baby boy”, reads the card. What it omits to say is “welcome to the world, a world full of unsolicited advice, beautiful baby boy”. Much like the urban myth that stress induces labour, this too holds true. The undeniable fact that having a baby opens the flood gates for one and … Read More →
When the stars align, you just have to run with it. It’s a fact that the human condition means we focus on the negatives in life. We complain when stuff goes wrong, but we often don’t appreciate when everything falls into place. So when things do fall into place people, recognise it. And be thankful. … Read More →
Some things are made to be together. Seasides and summer breezes, snow and hot chocolate, leg warmers and crimped hair. Or maybe I should be talking more to my actual audience… so picture this instead: mango and sticky rice. lamb cutlets and mint jelly. Sunday roast and food coma. You feeling me? Another pairing that … Read More →
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of all things easy. Call it ingenuity, call it entrepreneurial, call it lazy. But when I find a quick way of doing something awesome, I think that’s pretty much gold, right? Here I thought this other protein ball recipe was easy. It still involved blending stuff up, but … Read More →
Oatmeal, raisins, walnuts, a touch of brown sugar and cinnamon. Would you eat that for breakfast? I totally would. And if it came in cookie form, well all the better for less washing up! I always seem to have an abundance of rolled oats sitting around the house. I have good intentions of having it … Read More →
I’ve been AWOL from my blog for six full weeks. Why the hiatus? Well, on 27 December, Panu and I got married. On 2 February, we celebrated with friends. About three days after that, we made a baby. Ok, so we didn’t make a baby yet per se, it’s still gestating (urgh, I hate that … Read More →
One of the main reasons people who don’t ‘get’ Twitter don’t like it is because they don’t think you can get a message across in 140 characters or less. Another reason is because they’re probably too far removed from Generation Me! Me! Me! to fully appreciate narcissism. I for one, believe that narcissism is fuelled … Read More →
I don’t pass judgement on the things I eat based on whether they’re healthy or not. I simply eat things that I like, be it quinoa or burgers or um, an ice cream filled Krispy Kreme donut. If something’s healthy, I suppose in the deep recesses of my mind, it gets an extra brownie point, … Read More →
White chocolate. Condensed milk. Matcha. Need I say more? Not really. When I first saw Raspberri Cupcake’s recipe for three-ingredient-super-easy-condensed-milk-cookies, my interest was already piqued. Three ingredients? The lazy in me stirred. Condensed milk? The fatty in me rolled out of bed. I’m so there. Somewhere long the way though, I added white chocolate chips, … Read More →
It’s no secret that I like easy things. Anything that can be done with least effort, oh yeah baby send it my way. Don’t be hating, you hard workers, I know that secretly, you too would totally take the easy way out, if you can get the same awesome results. Which leads me to this … Read More →
It was Thanksgiving in the US yesterday. I started this post wanting to write something about being thankful, but wanted to be… you know, witty, and not corny. But alas, I have run out of wit, I don’t want to be super corny (like, I am thankful for my mum) and will just stick to … Read More →
I have a conundrum. I didn’t know what to call this… beverage. Not that I had many options. What it is is a cereal milk milkshake. But that sounds rather silly, don’t you think? I want to call it a cereal milk shake instead. Which is factually wrong, because the milkshake itself isn’t really made … Read More →
People often look at Panu, and then they look at me (or my blog or my instagram feed). And they wonder how on earth he looks the way he does when he has to live with me. Not that there’s anything wrong with living with me. I cook, I clean, I don’t snore and I … Read More →
Can you believe that in all the time that I have been eating nothing but quinoa for lunch, I’ve not ever had it as a nice cold dessert? Sure I’ve made a quinoa chocolate cake (which I LOVE), but I’m talking like, sweet, in a bowl, covered in berries type of dessert. And to think it … Read More →
I have to apologise before I begin this post. I know you’re probably here because you’re after the recipe for grilled asparagus (and that does exist) but I should warn you that this post is predominantly a story about pee. Yes, pee. And specifically, about how I only learned a couple of weeks ago that … Read More →
It’s no secret that I like a bit of quinoa. Just a bit. I’ve pretty much eaten quinoa in all its forms, from salads to casseroles and even quinoa spaghetti. But I’d never had it as a sweet before. Last weekend, while we were wandering around Paddington Market (and being all The Matrix and that) … Read More →
Mostly, I don’t really miss being in London. Like today for example, when it’s winter here in Sydney and it’s 20°C and it’s summer in London with a top of 17°C. You see what I mean? But what I do miss about London is the wonderful friends that I made there and all the fun … Read More →
Can you believe I’m about to do a post not about burgers? I can’t, but here we go! I think the simple things in life are often underrated. Some people say that when things come too easy, we don’t appreciate them. Well, to those people, I say what the heck do you know? Have you … Read More →
When Chestnuts Australia Inc. first contacted me to offer me a sample of chestnuts, I was beside myself with excitement. I love chestnuts, and it conjured up memories of strolling through Milan in the middle of winter with snowflakes falling and keeping my hands warm around a cup of fragrant, fresh roasted chestnuts. Romantic, no? Well, … Read More →
Did everyone have a good weekend? Over here, I had one fabulousssss weekend for a squillion reasons, not in the least because it was the first time I got to sleep in in over a month (and yes, you bet I made good use of that) but because a tiny event happened out of the … Read More →
In case y’all don’t follow me on twitter, facebook, instagram or um, you’ve been under a rock, you would have known that I was in Townsville last weekend helping my baby niece celebrate her very first birthday Well today is her actual birthday, Friday the lucky thirteenth! She celebrated in style with a strawberry cupcake … Read More →
On Saturday night, I instagrammed and tweeted a photo of a pavlova I had made for a dinner party. As you can tell, it was a rush job because I didn’t even have time to lay a sheet as a backdrop, I used my carpet for gods sake. In any case, the response was phenomenal with … Read More →
I am (unashamedly) a creature of habit. When I find something I like doing, I do it with huge love and commitment and I would do it all day every day, until well, one day when I don’t like doing it any more. And when I like eating something, I eat it as often as … Read More →